The Topeka Daily Capital Tuesday February 3, 1920 Teachers Watch For "Flu". Special precautions are being taken to prevent an outbreak of the influenza in the high school. Every member of the faculty has been instructed to be on the lookout for the disease. When the teachers hear any suspicious coughing or can detect any other symptoms of the influenza among their pupils, they have instructions to send them to Dr. W.H. GREIDER. Doctor Greider, will examine them and if they have influenza they will be sent home. Wier Reports 300 Cases. Rigid Closing Ban Goes on Following Several Deaths. Pittsburg, Kan., Feb. 2.--(Special)--Following 300 cases of influenza being reported in Weir, May James A. REED, on the recommendation of Dr. J.C. MONTGOMERY, of the federal and state health service, today issued a proclamation closing churches, schools, theaters, poolrooms and public meeting until further notice. Ban on Public Funerals. Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 2.--(Special) Fifty-one new cases of influenza have been reported in Lawrence since Friday, according to Dr. A.W. CLARKE, superintendent of public health. The increase in the disease caused Doctor Clarke to issue special regulations including the prohibition of public funerals. New York, Feb.2., Influenza and pneumonia cases continued to wane today. New cases of influenza totaled 1,673 or 1,318 less than the number reported yesterday. Today's pneumonia cases was 534 or 141 less than yesterday's. Ninety-four deaths from influenza were reported, a decrease of ten and there were 109 deaths from pneumonia, a decrease of eleven. Chicago, Feb. 2., Deaths from influenza and pneumonia in the last twenty-four hours decreased from the number reported yesterday, but new cases increased more than 300. Influenza totaled 802 patients, 89 deaths and new cases of pneumonia numbered 374, with 69 deaths.